LOUIS KREIDLER (?
1880 - ?)
Already in the 1912–1913 season, he was engaged by the Metropolitan
Opera in New York, where he appeared as a comprimario in the premieres of the
operas Boris Godunov (March 19,
1913, under Arturo Toscanini) and Cyrano
de Bergerac by Walter Damrosch (February 27, 1913). He also sang the
role of Kothner in Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg.
During the 1913–1915 seasons, he took part in the first opera
performances on the open-air stage of Ravinia near Chicago, where he was heard
in major baritone roles.
In the 1916–1917 season, he appeared with the Chicago Opera as
Sharpless in Madama Butterfly,
Silvio in Pagliacci, the Father
in Hänsel und Gretel, Escamillo
in Carmen, and in the premiere
of the opera Madeleine by
Victor Herbert.
Later, he performed with the Century Opera Company in various cities
across the United States.
Chronology of some appearances
1912-1913 New York Metropolitan Opera
1913-1915 Chicago Ravinia Festival
1916-1917 Chicago Opera
TRACKLIST
Bohème (Puccini) Mimi's so fickle-hearted (w. Kingston) A5546 36857-2
Columbia, New York 1914-01
Forza del destino (Verdi) In this solemn hour (w. Kingston) A5577
36912 Columbia, New York 1914-03
Lily of Killarney (Benedict) The moon has raised her lamp above (w.
Kingston) A5564 36870-1 Columbia, New York 1914-02-13
Faust (Gounod) Even bravest heart A5546 36858-1 Columbia, New York
1914-01
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